Refactor(ci_command_handling): Move to the event handlers

lua_macros/Cargo.toml

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]
-crate_type = ["proc-macro"]
+proc-macro = true
 
 [dependencies]
+convert_case = "0.6.0"
 proc-macro2 = "1.0.64"
 quote = "1.0.29"
-syn = "2.0.25"
+syn = { version = "2.0.25", features = ["extra-traits", "full", "parsing"] }

lua_macros/src/generate_noop_lua_function.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use proc_macro2::TokenStream as TokenStream2;
+use quote::ToTokens;
+
+// TODO: Do we need this noop?
+pub fn generate_default_lua_function(input: &syn::Field) -> TokenStream2 {
+    let output: TokenStream2 = syn::parse(input.into_token_stream().into())
+        .expect("This is generated from valid rust code, it should stay that way.");
+
+    output
+}
+

lua_macros/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,59 +1,68 @@
+mod generate_noop_lua_function;
+mod mark_as_ci_command;
+mod struct_to_ci_enum;
+
+use generate_noop_lua_function::generate_default_lua_function;
+use mark_as_ci_command::generate_final_function;
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream as TokenStream2;
-use quote::{format_ident, quote};
-use syn;
+use quote::quote;
+use struct_to_ci_enum::{generate_command_enum, generate_generate_ci_function};
+use syn::{self, ItemFn, Field, parse::Parser};
 
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
-pub fn generate_ci_functions(_: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+pub fn turn_struct_to_ci_commands(_attrs: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     // Construct a representation of Rust code as a syntax tree
     // that we can manipulate
     let input = syn::parse(input)
         .expect("This should always be valid rust code, as it's extracted from direct code");
 
     // Build the trait implementation
-    generate_generate_ci_functions(&input)
-}
+    let generate_ci_function: TokenStream2 = generate_generate_ci_function(&input);
+
+    let command_enum = generate_command_enum(&input);
 
-fn generate_generate_ci_functions(input: &syn::DeriveInput) -> TokenStream {
-    let input_tokens: TokenStream2 = match &input.data {
-        syn::Data::Struct(input) => match &input.fields {
-            syn::Fields::Named(named_fields) => named_fields
-                .named
-                .iter()
-                .map(|field| -> TokenStream2 {
-                    let field_ident = field.ident.as_ref().expect(
-                        "These are only the named field, thus they all should have a name.",
-                    );
-                    let function_name_ident = format_ident!("fun_{}", field_ident);
-                    let function_name = format!("{}", field_ident);
     quote! {
-                        let #function_name_ident = context.create_function(#field_ident).expect(
-                            &format!(
-                                "The function: `{}` should be defined",
-                                #function_name
-                            )
-                        );
-                        globals.set(#function_name, #function_name_ident).expect(
-                            &format!(
-                                "Setting a static global value ({}, fun_{}) should work",
-                                #function_name,
-                                #function_name
-                                )
-                        );
+        #command_enum
+        #generate_ci_function
+    }
+    .into()
+}
+
+/// Generate a default lua function implementation.
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+pub fn gen_lua_function(_attrs: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    // Construct a representation of Rust code as a syntax tree
+    // that we can manipulate
+    //
+    let parser = Field::parse_named;
+    let input = parser.parse(input)
+        .expect("This is only defined for named fileds.");
+
+
+    // Build the trait implementation
+    let default_lua_function: TokenStream2 = generate_default_lua_function(&input);
+
+    quote! {
+        #default_lua_function
+    }
+    .into()
+}
+
+/// Turn a function into a valid ci command function
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+pub fn ci_command(_attrs: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    // Construct a representation of Rust code as a syntax tree
+    // that we can manipulate
+    let mut input: ItemFn = syn::parse(input)
+        .expect("This should always be valid rust code, as it's extracted from direct code");
+
+    // Build the trait implementation
+    let output_function: TokenStream2 = generate_final_function(&mut input);
+
+    //panic!("{:#?}", output_function);
+    quote! {
+        #output_function
     }
     .into()
-                })
-                .collect(),
-            _ => unimplemented!("Only implemented for named fileds"),
-        },
-        _ => unimplemented!("Only for implemented for structs"),
-    };
-
-    let gen = quote! {
-        pub fn generate_ci_functions(context: &mut Context) {
-            let globals = context.globals();
-            #input_tokens
-        }
-    };
-    gen.into()
 }

lua_macros/src/mark_as_ci_command.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+use convert_case::{Case, Casing};
+use proc_macro2::TokenStream as TokenStream2;
+use quote::{format_ident, quote, ToTokens};
+use syn::{Block, Expr, ExprBlock, GenericArgument, ReturnType, Stmt, Type};
+
+pub fn generate_final_function(input: &mut syn::ItemFn) -> TokenStream2 {
+    append_tx_send_code(input);
+
+    let output: TokenStream2 = syn::parse(input.into_token_stream().into())
+        .expect("This is generated from valid rust code, it should stay that way.");
+
+    output
+}
+
+fn append_tx_send_code(input: &mut syn::ItemFn) -> &mut syn::ItemFn {
+    let function_name_pascal = format_ident!(
+        "{}",
+        input
+            .sig
+            .ident
+            .clone()
+            .to_string()
+            .from_case(Case::Snake)
+            .to_case(Case::Pascal)
+    );
+
+    let tx_send = match &input.sig.output {
+        syn::ReturnType::Default => {
+            todo!(
+            "Does this case even trigger? All functions should have a output of (Result<$type, rlua::Error>)"
+            );
+            quote! {
+                {
+                    let tx: std::sync::mpsc::Sender<crate::app::events::event_types::Event> =
+                    context
+                        .named_registry_value("sender_for_ci_commands")
+                        .expect("This exists, it was set before");
+
+                    tx
+                    .send(Event::CommandEvent(Command::#function_name_pascal))
+                    .expect("This should work, as the reciever is not dropped");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        syn::ReturnType::Type(_, ret_type) => {
+            let return_type = match *(ret_type.clone()) {
+                syn::Type::Path(path) => {
+                    match path
+                        .path
+                        .segments
+                        .first()
+                        .expect("This is expected to be only one path segment")
+                        .arguments
+                        .to_owned()
+                    {
+                        syn::PathArguments::AngleBracketed(angled_path) => {
+                            let angled_path = angled_path.args.to_owned();
+                            let filtered_paths: Vec<_> = angled_path
+                                .into_iter()
+                                .filter(|generic_arg| {
+                                    if let GenericArgument::Type(generic_type) = generic_arg {
+                                        if let Type::Path(_) = generic_type {
+                                            true
+                                        } else {
+                                            false
+                                        }
+                                    } else {
+                                        false
+                                    }
+                                })
+                                .collect();
+
+                            // There should only be two segments (the type is <String, rlua::Error>)
+                            if filtered_paths.len() > 2 {
+                                unreachable!(
+                                    "There should be no more than two filtered_output, but got: {:#?}",
+                                    filtered_paths
+                                )
+                            } else if filtered_paths.len() <= 0 {
+                                unreachable!(
+                                    "There should be more than zero filtered_output, but got: {:#?}",
+                                    filtered_paths
+                                )
+                            }
+                            if filtered_paths.len() == 2 {
+                                // There is something else than rlua
+                                let gen_type = if let GenericArgument::Type(ret_type) =
+                                    filtered_paths
+                                        .first()
+                                        .expect("One path segment should exists")
+                                        .to_owned()
+                                {
+                                    ret_type
+                                } else {
+                                    unreachable!("These were filtered above.");
+                                };
+                                let return_type_as_type_prepared = quote! {-> #gen_type};
+
+                                let return_type_as_return_type: ReturnType = syn::parse(
+                                    return_type_as_type_prepared.to_token_stream().into(),
+                                )
+                                .expect("This is valid.");
+                                return_type_as_return_type
+                            } else {
+                                // There is only rlua
+                                ReturnType::Default
+                            }
+                        }
+                        _ => unimplemented!("Only for angled paths"),
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => unimplemented!("Only for path types"),
+            };
+            match return_type {
+                ReturnType::Default => {
+                    quote! {
+                        {
+                            let tx: std::sync::mpsc::Sender<crate::app::events::event_types::Event> =
+                            context
+                                .named_registry_value("sender_for_ci_commands")
+                                .expect("This exists, it was set before");
+
+                            tx
+                            .send(Event::CommandEvent(Command::#function_name_pascal))
+                            .expect("This should work, as the reciever is not dropped");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                ReturnType::Type(_, _) => {
+                    quote! {
+                        {
+                            let tx: std::sync::mpsc::Sender<crate::app::events::event_types::Event> =
+                            context
+                                .named_registry_value("sender_for_ci_commands")
+                                .expect("This exists, it was set before");
+
+                            tx
+                            .send(Event::CommandEvent(Command::#function_name_pascal(input_str)))
+                            .expect("This should work, as the reciever is not dropped");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    let tx_send_block: Block =
+        syn::parse(tx_send.into()).expect("This is a static string, it will always parse");
+    let tx_send_expr_block = ExprBlock {
+        attrs: vec![],
+        label: None,
+        block: tx_send_block,
+    };
+    let mut tx_send_stmt = vec![Stmt::Expr(Expr::Block(tx_send_expr_block), None)];
+
+    let mut new_stmts: Vec<Stmt> = Vec::with_capacity(input.block.stmts.len() + 1);
+    new_stmts.append(&mut tx_send_stmt);
+    new_stmts.append(&mut input.block.stmts);
+    input.block.stmts = new_stmts;
+    input
+}

lua_macros/src/struct_to_ci_enum.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+use convert_case::{Case, Casing};
+use proc_macro2::TokenStream as TokenStream2;
+use quote::{format_ident, quote};
+use syn::{self, ReturnType};
+
+pub fn generate_generate_ci_function(input: &syn::DeriveInput) -> TokenStream2 {
+    let mut functions_to_generate: Vec<TokenStream2> = vec![];
+    let input_tokens: TokenStream2 = match &input.data {
+        syn::Data::Struct(input) => match &input.fields {
+            syn::Fields::Named(named_fields) => named_fields
+                .named
+                .iter()
+                .map(|field| -> TokenStream2 {
+                    if field.attrs.iter().any(|attribute| {
+                        attribute.path()
+                            == &syn::parse_str::<syn::Path>("gen_default_lua_function")
+                                .expect("This is valid rust code")
+                    }) {
+                        let function_name = field
+                            .ident
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .expect("These are only the named field, thus they all should have a name.");
+                        functions_to_generate.push(quote! {
+                            #[ci_command]
+                            fn #function_name(context: Context, input_str: String) -> Result<(), rlua::Error> {
+                                Ok(())
+                        }
+                                                });
+                        generate_ci_part(field)
+                    } else {
+                        generate_ci_part(field)
+                    }
+                })
+                .collect(),
+
+            _ => unimplemented!("Only implemented for named fileds"),
+        },
+        _ => unimplemented!("Only implemented for structs"),
+    };
+
+    let functions_to_generate: TokenStream2 = functions_to_generate.into_iter().collect();
+    let gen = quote! {
+        pub fn generate_ci_functions(
+            context: &mut rlua::Context,
+            tx: std::sync::mpsc::Sender<crate::app::events::event_types::Event>)
+        {
+            context.set_named_registry_value("sender_for_ci_commands", tx).expect("This should always work, as the value is added before all else");
+            let globals = context.globals();
+            #input_tokens
+        }
+        #functions_to_generate
+    };
+    gen.into()
+}
+
+fn generate_ci_part(field: &syn::Field) -> TokenStream2 {
+    let field_ident = field
+        .ident
+        .as_ref()
+        .expect("These are only the named field, thus they all should have a name.");
+    let function_name_ident = format_ident!("fun_{}", field_ident);
+    let function_name = format!("{}", field_ident);
+    quote! {
+        let #function_name_ident = context.create_function(#field_ident).expect(
+            &format!(
+                "The function: `{}` should be defined",
+                #function_name
+            )
+        );
+
+        globals.set(#function_name, #function_name_ident).expect(
+            &format!(
+                "Setting a static global value ({}, fun_{}) should work",
+                #function_name,
+                #function_name
+                )
+        );
+    }
+    .into()
+}
+
+pub fn generate_command_enum(input: &syn::DeriveInput) -> TokenStream2 {
+    let input_tokens: TokenStream2 = match &input.data {
+        syn::Data::Struct(input) => match &input.fields {
+            syn::Fields::Named(named_fields) => named_fields
+                .named
+                .iter()
+                .map(|field| -> TokenStream2 {
+                    let field_ident = field
+                        .ident
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .expect("These are only the named field, thus they all should have a name.");
+
+                    let enum_variant_type = match &field.ty {
+                        syn::Type::BareFn(function) => {
+                            let return_path: &ReturnType = &function.output;
+                            match return_path {
+                                ReturnType::Default => None,
+                                ReturnType::Type(_, return_type) => Some(match *(return_type.to_owned()) {
+                                    syn::Type::Path(path_type) => path_type
+                                        .path
+                                        .get_ident()
+                                        .expect("A path should either be complete, or only conain one segment")
+                                        .to_owned(),
+                                    _ => unimplemented!("This is only implemented for path types"),
+                                }),
+                            }
+                        }
+                        _ => unimplemented!("This is only implemented for bare function types"),
+                    };
+
+                    let enum_variant_name = format_ident!(
+                        "{}",
+                        field_ident.to_string().from_case(Case::Snake).to_case(Case::Pascal)
+                    );
+                    if enum_variant_type.is_some() {
+                        quote! {
+                            #enum_variant_name (#enum_variant_type),
+                        }
+                        .into()
+                    } else {
+                        quote! {
+                            #enum_variant_name,
+                        }
+                    }
+                })
+                .collect(),
+            _ => unimplemented!("Only implemented for named fileds"),
+        },
+        _ => unimplemented!("Only implemented for structs"),
+    };
+
+    let gen = quote! {
+        #[derive(Debug)]
+        pub enum Command {
+            #input_tokens
+        }
+    };
+    gen.into()
+}

src/app/command.rs

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
-
-use super::events::event_types::Event;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub enum Command {
-    // Closes the application
-    Exit,
-
-    CommandLineShow,
-    CommandLineHide,
-
-    CyclePlanes,
-    CyclePlanesRev,
-
-    // sends a message to the current room
-    RoomMessageSend(String),
-}
-
-pub async fn execute(channel: &mpsc::Sender<Event>, command: Command) -> Result<()> {
-    let event = Event::CommandEvent(command);
-    channel.send(event).await?;
-    Ok(())
-}

src/app/command_interface.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,52 @@
-use lua_macros::generate_ci_functions;
+// FIXME: This file needs documentation with examples of how the proc macros work.
+use lua_macros::{ci_command, turn_struct_to_ci_commands};
 use rlua::Context;
 
-// This struct is here to gurantee, that all functions actually end up in the lua context.
-// I. e. rust should throw a compile error, when one field is added, but not a matching function.
-#[generate_ci_functions()]
+use super::events::event_types::Event;
+
+/// This struct is here to guarantee, that all functions actually end up in the lua context.
+/// I.e. Rust should throw a compile error, when one field is added, but not a matching function.
+///
+/// What it does:
+///     - Generates a `generate_ci_functions` function, which wraps the specified rust in functions
+///     in lua and exports them to the globals in the context provided as argument.
+///     - Generates a Commands enum, which contains every Camel cased version of the fields.
+///
+/// Every command specified here should have a function named $command_name, where $command_name is the snake cased name of the field.
+///
+/// This function is exported to the lua context, thus it's signature must be:
+/// ```rust
+///    fn $command_name(context: Context, input_string: String) -> Result<$return_type, rlua::Error> {}
+/// ```
+/// where $return_type is the type returned by the function (the only supported ones are right now
+/// `String` and `()`).
+#[turn_struct_to_ci_commands]
 struct Commands<'lua> {
-    greet: Function<'lua>,
+    greet: fn(usize) -> String,
+
+    // Closes the application
+    #[gen_default_lua_function]
+    exit: fn(),
+    #[gen_default_lua_function]
+    command_line_show: fn(),
+    #[gen_default_lua_function]
+    command_line_hide: fn(),
+
+    #[gen_default_lua_function]
+    cycle_planes: fn(),
+    #[gen_default_lua_function]
+    cycle_planes_rev: fn(),
+
+    //// sends a message to the current room
+    room_message_send: fn(String) -> String,
 }
 
-fn greet(context: Context, name: String) -> Result<String, rlua::Error> {
-    Ok(format!("Name is {}", name))
+#[ci_command]
+fn greet(context: Context, input_str: String) -> Result<String, rlua::Error> {
+    Ok(format!("Name is {}", input_str))
+}
+
+#[ci_command]
+fn room_message_send(context: Context, input_str: String) -> Result<String, rlua::Error> {
+    Ok(format!("Sent message: {}", input_str))
 }

src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/ci_output.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use cli_log::info;
+
+use crate::app::{events::event_types::EventStatus, App};
+
+pub async fn handle(app: &mut App<'_>, output: &String) -> Result<EventStatus> {
+    info!("Recieved command output: `{}`", output);
+    app.ui.set_command_output(output);
+
+    Ok(EventStatus::Ok)
+}

src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/command.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::app::{command::Command, events::event_types::EventStatus, App};
+use crate::app::{events::event_types::EventStatus, App, command_interface::Command};
 use anyhow::Result;
 use cli_log::info;
 

src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/lua_command.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use cli_log::info;
+
+use crate::app::{App, events::event_types::{EventStatus, Event}};
+
+pub async fn handle(app: &mut App<'_>, command: &str) -> Result<EventStatus> {
+    info!("Recieved ci command: `{command}`; executing..");
+
+    // TODO: Should the ci support more than strings?
+    let output = app.lua.context(|context| -> Result<String> {
+        let output = context
+            .load(&command)
+            .eval::<String>()
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to execute: `{command}`"))?;
+        info!("Function evaluated to: `{output}`");
+        Ok(output)
+    })?;
+
+    app.transmitter.send(Event::CiOutput(output));
+
+    Ok(EventStatus::Ok)
+}

src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/main.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use crossterm::event::{Event as CrosstermEvent, KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers};
 
 use crate::{
-    app::{command, command::Command, events::event_types::EventStatus, App},
+    app::{
+        command_interface::Command,
+        events::event_types::{Event, EventStatus},
+        App,
+    },
     ui::central,
 };
 
@@ -11,25 +15,33 @@ pub async fn handle(app: &mut App<'_>, input_event: &CrosstermEvent) -> Result<E
         CrosstermEvent::Key(KeyEvent {
             code: KeyCode::Esc, ..
         }) => {
-            command::execute(app.channel_tx(), Command::Exit).await?;
+            app.transmitter
+                .send(Event::CommandEvent(Command::Exit))
+                .await?;
         }
         CrosstermEvent::Key(KeyEvent {
             code: KeyCode::Tab, ..
         }) => {
-            command::execute(app.channel_tx(), Command::CyclePlanes).await?;
+            app.transmitter
+                .send(Event::CommandEvent(Command::CyclePlanes))
+                .await?;
         }
         CrosstermEvent::Key(KeyEvent {
             code: KeyCode::BackTab,
             ..
         }) => {
-            command::execute(app.channel_tx(), Command::CyclePlanesRev).await?;
+            app.transmitter
+                .send(Event::CommandEvent(Command::CyclePlanesRev))
+                .await?;
         }
         CrosstermEvent::Key(KeyEvent {
             code: KeyCode::Char('c'),
             modifiers: KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
             ..
         }) => {
-            command::execute(app.channel_tx(), Command::CommandLineShow).await?;
+            app.transmitter
+                .send(Event::CommandEvent(Command::CommandLineShow))
+                .await?;
         }
         input => match app.ui.input_position() {
             central::InputPosition::MessageCompose => {
@@ -39,10 +51,10 @@ pub async fn handle(app: &mut App<'_>, input_event: &CrosstermEvent) -> Result<E
                         modifiers: KeyModifiers::ALT,
                         ..
                     }) => {
-                        command::execute(
-                            app.channel_tx(),
-                            Command::RoomMessageSend(app.ui.message_compose.lines().join("\n")),
-                        )
+                        app.transmitter
+                            .send(Event::CommandEvent(Command::RoomMessageSend(
+                                app.ui.message_compose.lines().join("\n"),
+                            )))
                             .await?;
                         app.ui.message_compose_clear();
                     }

src/app/events/event_types/event/mod.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ mod handlers;
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use crossterm::event::Event as CrosstermEvent;
 
-use crate::app::{command::Command, status::State, App};
+use crate::app::{status::State, App, command_interface::Command};
 
 use self::handlers::{command, main, matrix, setup};
 

src/app/mod.rs

@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
-pub mod command;
 pub mod command_interface;
 pub mod events;
 pub mod status;
+pub mod transmitter;
 
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{path::Path, sync::mpsc::Sender as StdSender};
 
-use accounts::{Account, AccountsManager};
 use anyhow::{Context, Error, Result};
 use cli_log::info;
 use matrix_sdk::Client;
 use rlua::Lua;
 use status::{State, Status};
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 
-use crate::{accounts, app::command_interface::generate_ci_functions, ui::{central, setup}};
+use crate::{
+    accounts::{Account, AccountsManager},
+    app::{command_interface::generate_ci_functions, events::event_types::Event},
+    ui::{central, setup},
+};
 
-use self::events::event_types::{self, Event};
+use self::{events::event_types, transmitter::Transmitter};
 
 pub struct App<'ui> {
     ui: central::UI<'ui>,
-    accounts_manager: accounts::AccountsManager,
+    accounts_manager: AccountsManager,
     status: Status,
 
-    channel_tx: mpsc::Sender<event_types::Event>,
-    channel_rx: mpsc::Receiver<event_types::Event>,
+    transmitter: Transmitter,
     input_listener_killer: CancellationToken,
     matrix_listener_killer: CancellationToken,
 
@@ -33,11 +34,11 @@ pub struct App<'ui> {
 
 impl App<'_> {
     pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        fn set_up_lua() -> Lua {
+        fn set_up_lua(tx: StdSender<Event>) -> Lua {
             let lua = Lua::new();
 
             lua.context(|mut lua_context| {
-                generate_ci_functions(&mut lua_context);
+                generate_ci_functions(&mut lua_context, tx);
             });
             lua
         }
@@ -50,19 +51,17 @@ impl App<'_> {
             None
         };
 
-        let (channel_tx, channel_rx) = mpsc::channel(256);
-
+        let transmitter = Transmitter::new();
         Ok(Self {
             ui: central::UI::new()?,
             accounts_manager: AccountsManager::new(config)?,
             status: Status::new(None),
 
-            channel_tx,
-            channel_rx,
+            transmitter,
             input_listener_killer: CancellationToken::new(),
             matrix_listener_killer: CancellationToken::new(),
 
-            lua: set_up_lua(),
+            lua: set_up_lua(transmitter.std_tx()),
         })
     }
 
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ impl App<'_> {
     pub async fn run(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         // Spawn input event listener
         tokio::task::spawn(events::poll_input_events(
-            self.channel_tx.clone(),
+            self.transmitter.tx(),
             self.input_listener_killer.clone(),
         ));
 
@@ -100,10 +99,11 @@ impl App<'_> {
             self.status.set_state(State::Main);
             self.ui.update(&self.status).await?;
 
-            let event: event_types::Event = match self.channel_rx.recv().await {
-                Some(e) => e,
-                None => return Err(Error::msg("Event channel has no senders")),
-            };
+            let event = self
+                .transmitter
+                .recv()
+                .await
+                .context("Failed to get next event")?;
 
             match event.handle(self).await? {
                 event_types::EventStatus::Ok => (),
@@ -123,10 +123,11 @@ impl App<'_> {
             self.status.set_state(State::Setup);
             self.ui.update_setup().await?;
 
-            let event: event_types::Event = match self.channel_rx.recv().await {
-                Some(e) => e,
-                None => return Err(Error::msg("Event channel has no senders")),
-            };
+            let event = self
+                .transmitter
+                .recv()
+                .await
+                .context("Failed to get next event")?;
 
             match event.handle(self).await? {
                 event_types::EventStatus::Ok => (),
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ impl App<'_> {
 
         // Spawn Matrix Event Listener
         tokio::task::spawn(events::poll_matrix_events(
-            self.channel_tx.clone(),
+            self.transmitter.tx(),
             self.matrix_listener_killer.clone(),
             client.clone(),
         ));
@@ -204,8 +205,4 @@ impl App<'_> {
     pub fn client(&self) -> Option<&Client> {
         self.accounts_manager.client()
     }
-
-    pub fn channel_tx(&self) -> &mpsc::Sender<Event> {
-        &self.channel_tx
-    }
 }

src/app/transmitter.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use std::sync::mpsc as StdMpsc;
+
+use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+
+use super::events::event_types::Event;
+
+pub struct Transmitter {
+    tx: mpsc::Sender<Event>,
+    rx: mpsc::Receiver<Event>,
+    std_tx: StdMpsc::Sender<Event>,
+    std_rx: StdMpsc::Receiver<Event>,
+}
+
+impl Transmitter {
+    pub fn new() -> Transmitter {
+        let (std_tx, std_rx) = StdMpsc::channel();
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(256);
+        Transmitter {
+            tx,
+            rx,
+            std_tx,
+            std_rx,
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn tx(&self) -> mpsc::Sender<Event> {
+        self.tx.to_owned()
+    }
+
+    pub fn std_tx(&self) -> StdMpsc::Sender<Event> {
+        self.std_tx.to_owned()
+    }
+
+    pub async fn recv(&mut self) -> Result<Event> {
+        match self.rx.recv().await {
+            Some(event) => Ok(event),
+            None => bail!("Event channel has no senders"),
+        }
+    }
+    pub async fn send(&mut self, event: Event) -> Result<()> {
+        self.tx.send(event).await.context("Failed to send event")
+    }
+}